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In other words, if there is a BG in the area, it is an emergency. If I discharge my firearm, it is a real big emergency. Call 911. Immediately. Be the first caller.

K5GU wrote:

Pawpaw wrote:You have just shot someone and they may or may not be dead or dying.

Somehow I doubt calling the non-emergency number would go over well.

I'm not sure what you mean by ..doubt calling the non-emergency number would go over well.. I guess it would be a matter of why you called them. If I feel like I might be killed or seriously injured by an attacker and I defend myself the way I was trained, there's a high probability the attacker would be dead, not dying. Like I always say, I hope and pray we never have to find out that way.

If you are involved in any shooting I'm pretty sure the conventional wisdom will be you should only use 911. If the criminal manages to leave, they may still be in the area. Perhaps injured. If you actually hit or kill someone, I strongly suggest 911 is the only option. EMS/PD needs to attend to the person shot even if they are deceased. "They might have lived if you called 911 and not the nonemergency number". They aren't dead until someone with pronouncement authority says they are dead. The brevity rules, with regards to what transpired, will be applied by me while on the phone. But I will call 911 only.